Access Now

Digital rights
for everyone.

Derechos digitales
para todas.

.الحقوق الرقمية للجميع

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pour tous.

Access Now defends and extends the digital rights of people and communities at risk. By combining direct technical support, strategic advocacy, grassroots grantmaking, and convenings such as RightsCon, we fight for human rights in the digital age.

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Request for proposals: production firm for RightsCon 2026

30 Jun 2025
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Request for proposals: production firm for RightsCon 2026
30 Jun 2025
Request for proposals: production firm for RightsCon 2026
Images representing shutdown stories surrounding the island of Annobón
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

Petition: help end the internet shutdown in Annobón

3 Jul 2025
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Petition: help end the internet shutdown in Annobón
3 Jul 2025
Petition: help end the internet shutdown in Annobón
Images representing shutdown stories surrounding the island of Annobón
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

Why Annobón’s internet shutdown should matter to the world

3 Jul 2025

The ongoing internet shutdown in Annobón has cut off 5,300 residents from each other, from their loved ones abroad, and from the world, even as the government of Equatorial Guinea continues cracking down on dissent.

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Why Annobón’s internet shutdown should matter to the world
3 Jul 2025
Why Annobón’s internet shutdown should matter to the world
Sweden
Digital Security
Digital Security

Why client-side scanning on encrypted platforms is a lose-lose proposition 

3 Jul 2025

Regulators worldwide have been pushing client-side scanning (CSS) as a way to examine encrypted communications. But this system still undermines people’s privacy and security by circumventing end-to-end encryption, as we explain.

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Why client-side scanning on encrypted platforms is a lose-lose proposition 
3 Jul 2025
Why client-side scanning on encrypted platforms is a lose-lose proposition 
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Data Protection
Data Protection

Halt human rights abuses: Safaricom and its shareholders must ensure transparency and accountability in Kenya

9 Jul 2025

Access Now, alongside several human rights organisations, is calling on the Vodacom Group, as a major shareholder in Safaricom, to launch an urgent, independent, and publicly accessible assessment into the company’s role in potential human rights violations in relation to the ongoing protests in Kenya. 

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Halt human rights abuses: Safaricom and its shareholders must ensure transparency and accountability in Kenya
9 Jul 2025
Halt human rights abuses: Safaricom and its shareholders must ensure transparency and accountability in Kenya
Palestine Israel Digital Ceasefire; Gaza’s internet
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

Digital ceasefire: the path to peace goes online

19 Jun 2025

In today’s era of digital warfare, digital ceasefires are cornerstones on the pathway to peace. Access Now has been working with peace-building experts to discuss exactly what a digital ceasefire should look like.

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Digital ceasefire: the path to peace goes online
19 Jun 2025
Digital ceasefire: the path to peace goes online
Israel’s Adequacy
Data Protection
Data Protection

One year later: NGOs renew pressure over EU-Israel data adequacy

24 Jun 2025

EU urged to reconsider Israel’s data adequacy due to new laws, human rights violations in Gaza, and failure to meet GDPR and CJEU standards.

Press Release
One year later: NGOs renew pressure over EU-Israel data adequacy
24 Jun 2025
One year later: NGOs renew pressure over EU-Israel data adequacy
NSO
Surveillance
Surveillance

Paragon: stop spyware abuse and deliver justice to victims

19 Jun 2025
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Paragon: stop spyware abuse and deliver justice to victims
19 Jun 2025
Paragon: stop spyware abuse and deliver justice to victims
Protect Not Surveil Socials
Surveillance
Surveillance

The EU must stop the digitalisation of the deportation regime and withdraw the new Return Regulation

18 Jun 2025

On March 11, 2025, the European Commission published a new legislative proposal for a ‘Return Regulation’ which is set to expand the detention and deportation of migrant people, including children, in the EU.

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The EU must stop the digitalisation of the deportation regime and withdraw the new Return Regulation
18 Jun 2025
The EU must stop the digitalisation of the deportation regime and withdraw the new Return Regulation
Armenia spyware victims: Pegasus hacking in war
Surveillance
Surveillance

No normalising spyware: Italy admits use, but not the full extent

6 Jun 2025
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No normalising spyware: Italy admits use, but not the full extent
6 Jun 2025
No normalising spyware: Italy admits use, but not the full extent
Image shows a deteriorated electrical plug shaped like rubik cube, connecting to an elecrical port shaped like an unlocked padlock.
Connectivity
Connectivity

Reclaiming Syria’s digital future

22 May 2025
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Reclaiming Syria’s digital future
22 May 2025
Reclaiming Syria’s digital future
UN Global Digital Compact

Global Digital Rights Coalition for WSIS

18 Jun 2025
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Global Digital Rights Coalition for WSIS
18 Jun 2025
Global Digital Rights Coalition for WSIS
Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ+ bill
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

Organizaciones alertan por riesgos a derechos humanos en reforma de telecomunicaciones en México

21 May 2025
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Organizaciones alertan por riesgos a derechos humanos en reforma de telecomunicaciones en México
21 May 2025
Organizaciones alertan por riesgos a derechos humanos en reforma de telecomunicaciones en México
how social media companies increase risks for LGBTQ+ people in Africa
Digital Security
Digital Security

How Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws entrap people online

15 May 2025

As we mark the IDAHOBIT 2025, we highlight research on Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws and show how they can lead to digital entrapment and human rights violations.

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How Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws entrap people online
15 May 2025
How Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws entrap people online
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

2025 elections and internet shutdowns watch

30 Jan 2025

Governments around the world continue to shut down the internet during elections. Join our 2025 elections watch to #KeepItOn.

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2025 elections and internet shutdowns watch
30 Jan 2025
2025 elections and internet shutdowns watch
Digital censorship
Content Governance
Content Governance

Access Now statement on digital censorship amid India–Pakistan conflict

9 May 2025

We are alarmed by executive orders issued by the Indian government restricting access to an alarming spectrum of online content, including requiring social media platform X to block access to over 8,000 accounts, including those belonging to journalists, human rights organisations, and independent media outlets.

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Access Now statement on digital censorship amid India–Pakistan conflict
9 May 2025
Access Now statement on digital censorship amid India–Pakistan conflict
RightsCon Costa Rica 2023 RightsCon

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Access Now is a global organization with team members across five continents, and presences in New York, San José (Costa Rica), Brussels, Berlin, Tunis, Delhi, Nairobi, and Manila.